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Seeking Amazing Cases
Present your Amazing Case during the 2013 Annual Meeting in Orlando!
Abstracts Now Being Accepted for Chapter Resident Research Competitions
Deadline: March 29, 2013
All residents enrolled in general surgery or surgical specialty residency training programs in the state of Florida who have not completed training before 2013 are eligible. Abstracts will be accepted in basic science, clinical science and commission on cancer categories.
BREAKING NEWS - FL Chapter and FCOT eNews Special Edition
FL Dept of Health Acquires Trauma System Consultation
UF&Shands reactivates pancreas transplant program
UF&Shands voluntarily suspended its adult and pediatric liver transplant programs and pancreas transplant program in August 2011 after several key surgeons were recruited by medical centers in larger cities. The institution’s other organ transplant programs were not affected and remained operational. The liver transplant programs became active again in April.
Congratulations to the Newly Inducted Fellows!
October 17, 2012
The Florida Chapter of the American College of Surgeons would like to welcome 43 new Fellows who were inducted into the College during the 2013 Clinical Congress Convocation in Chicago.
Preop Geriatric Evaluation Guidelines Issued by ACS/AGS
Medscape Medical News: Laurie Barclay, MD
UF&Shands program named a Center of Excellence
Gainesville, Florida
RSVP for Florida Reception at the ACS Clinical Congress
RAS-ACS Announces 2012 Leadership Scholarship for Residents and Associate Fellows
The Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons (RAS-ACS) is now accepting applications for its seventh leadership scholarships for Resident and Associate Fellow members of the College.
Don't Miss "A Year at War: A Surgeon's Perspective" Lecture at FMA Annual Meeting
An exciting event has been added to the FMA Annual Meeting CME schedule.
OK to Operate for Gallstones Without Waiting
In patients with gallstone pancreatitis, the common practice of delaying surgery until laboratory values stabilize lengthens the hospital stay without benefit to patients, an observational study determined. -medpagetoday.com
UNOS to publicly report transplants involving foreigners
Organ recipients who are not U.S. citizens will get closer attention following transplants involving wealthy foreigners, including Japanese gangsters. -amednews.com
Call for Abstracts
2012 FCOT Annual Meeting
Supreme Court ruling on health care sets stage for policy, funding decisions
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the 2010 federal health care law, but also held states like Florida should have flexibility in deciding whether to expand Medicaid.
UF researchers receive $1.5 million from NIH to study protein’s role in colon cancer
GAINESVILLE, Fla
University of Florida researchers have received a $1.5 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to examine the role of an inflammation-causing protein in colon cancer development.
With More Than 40,000 Pages Upgraded, UF & Shands Launch New, Improved Website
Gainesville, Florida
UF&Shands, the University of Florida Academic Health Center, heightened its presence on the Web today, launching a new patient-centric site that serves as a comprehensive source of information about medical conditions, clinical research studies, health care providers and other important health topics.
E-News
Florida Chapter E-News - May 2013
TODAY is the Deadline to Make Your Hotel Reservation for the 2013 Annual Meeting
Florida Chapter E-News - Special Edition
Friday is the Deadline to Make Your Hotel Reservation for the 2013 Annual Meeting
Florida Chapter E-News - (Duplicate)
March 26, 2013
IN THIS ISSUE: •Abstracts Now Being Accepted for Chapter Resident Research Competitions •2013 Annual Meeting Set for May 24 & 25 •Chapter Welcomes a New Member •Have you renewed your chapter membership? •American College of Surgeons 2013 Leadership and Advocacy Summit •American College of Surgeons and Florida Health Care Leaders Unite to Drive Discussions on Effective Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Programs in the State •Learn Strategies For General Coding and Compliance •Unified National Accreditation Program for Bariatric Surgery Centers Announced by American College of Surgeons and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery •ACS NSQIP Data Tracks Surgical Patient Readmission Data Better Than Administrative •Breast Cancer Patients’ Fear of Developing Lymphedema Far Exceeds Risk
Florida Chapter E-News
March 26, 2013
IN THIS ISSUE: •Abstracts Now Being Accepted for Chapter Resident Research Competitions •2013 Annual Meeting Set for May 24 & 25 •Chapter Welcomes a New Member •Have you renewed your chapter membership? •American College of Surgeons 2013 Leadership and Advocacy Summit •American College of Surgeons and Florida Health Care Leaders Unite to Drive Discussions on Effective Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Programs in the State •Learn Strategies For General Coding and Compliance •Unified National Accreditation Program for Bariatric Surgery Centers Announced by American College of Surgeons and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery •ACS NSQIP Data Tracks Surgical Patient Readmission Data Better Than Administrative •Breast Cancer Patients’ Fear of Developing Lymphedema Far Exceeds Risk
Friday, March 29 is the Deadline to Submit Abstracts for Florida Chapter Resident Research Competitions
Florida Chapter E-News - Special Edition
Longtime trauma expert Patricia Stadler to join DOH
Florida Chapter E-News
February 15, 2013
IN THIS ISSUE: • Legislative Day • 2013 Annual Meeting • Chapter Welcomes New Members • Have You Renewed Your Chapter Membership? • Battle Lines Forming as Legislative Season Heats Up • National News Updates
Abstracts Now Being Accepted for Chapter Resident Research Competitions
Deadline: March 29, 2013
All residents enrolled in general surgery or surgical specialty residency training programs in the state of Florida who have not completed training before 2013 are eligible. Abstracts will be accepted in basic science, clinical science and commission on cancer categories.
Florida Chapter E-News
January 23, 2013
IN THIS ISSUE: • Legislative Day • Renewal Time is Here! • 2013 Annual Meeting • Learn Strategies For General Coding and Compliance
BREAKING NEWS - FL Chapter and FCOT eNews Special Edition
FL Dept of Health Acquires Trauma System Consultation
Invitation - ACS Surgical Health Care Quality Forum
Register Now for the 2013 Florida Reception and Legislative Day
December 18, 2012
Florida Chapter E-News
December 13, 2012
IN THIS ISSUE: • New Members • Advocacy Day • Renew Your Chapter Membership Today • 2013 Annual Meeting • Chapter Executive Office Closed for Holidays
FL Chapter, ACS and FCOT ENews
Special Edition!
STATEMENT BY THE STATE SURGEON GENERAL AND SECRETARY OF HEALTH REGARDING THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS OPINION IN TRAUMA RULE CHALLENGE
Special Edition Florida E-News
Doctors Without Borders
Upcoming Info Session Tuesday, December 11, 2012 DoubleTree by Hilton Grand Hotel Biscayne Bay Miami, FL
Florida Chapter E-News
November 20, 2012
IN THIS ISSUE: • Membership Renewal • New Members • Save the Date! • Chapter Office Closed for Thanksgiving
Florida Chapter E-News
October 18, 2012
IN THIS ISSUE: • Florida Reception - Clinical Congress • 2012 Membership Survey • Chapter Welcomes New Members • Save the Date!
Florida Chapter E-News
September 14, 2012
IN THIS ISSUE: • Florida Reception - Clinical Congress • 2012 Membership Survey • Chapter Welcomes New Members • Save the Date!
Florida Chapter E-News
July 19, 2012
IN THIS ISSUE: • Call for Volunteers • Chapter Welcomes New Members • 2012 Clinical Congress Registration is Open • Save the Date!
Call for Abstracts
2012 FCOT Annual Meeting
Florida Chapter E-News - June 15, 2012
IN THIS ISSUE: • Richard A. Lynn, MD, FACS Honored with Raymond H. Alexander, MD, FACS Award • Officers Elected to Lead the Florida Chapter for the Coming Year • Meet the 2012 President – Dr. John Kilkenny • Chapter Welcomes New Members • 2012 Clinical Congress Registration is Open • Save the Date!